Meaning & use
postcard
A card, often with a picture on one side, sent through the mail without an envelope.
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He sent a postcard from Rome showing the ancient Colosseum at sunset.
She collects postcards from every city she visits on her travels.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'picture-postcard' describes a scene so pretty it looks almost too perfect to be real.
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